What color is #E0C6DE?

#E0C6DE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C6DE?

The RGB value is 224, 198, 222: 224 red, 198 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C6DE?

The complementary color is #C6E0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C6DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C6DE color

#E0C6DE rgb(224, 198, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0C6DE is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 77.6% green and 87.1% blue (224, 198, 222).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#E0C6DE color codes

HEX	`#E0C6DE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 198, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 77.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.65, 13.29, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.65, 15.8, 327.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.118, 61.51, 77.588)`
Decimal	`14730974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C6DE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E0C6DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C6DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E0C6DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c6de; }
.text { color: #e0c6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c6de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 198 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c6de, #e0c6d1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E0C6DE?: #E0C6DE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C6DE?: The RGB value is 224, 198, 222: 224 red, 198 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C6DE?: The complementary color is #C6E0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C6DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.